000 FZNT24 KNHC 030329 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL PUSH SE OF AREA OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE GULF. A STATIONARY TROUGH ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL DEVELOP A LOW BY WED EVENING. THE LOW WILL TRACK NE TO NEAR 28N95W 1008 MB BY THU AFTERNOON WITH A COLD FRONT SW TO 24N98W...AND TO JUST INLAND THE SW LOUISIANA COAST THU NIGHT WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 25N97W. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE NE ACROSS THE SE U.S. THROUGH SAT DRAGGING THE COLD FRONT TO A FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LINE BY FRI AFTERNOON...AND TO JUST SE OF THE GULF BY SAT MORNING. HIGH PRES THEN BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-030930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 92W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT... EXCEPT N OF 28N NEAR LOW BECOMING NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST W OF 94W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SPREADING FROM W TO E. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND LOW. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W...AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 93W...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 93W. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-030930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 93W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NW. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 22N...AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 22N THU NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 22N...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-030930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... BECOMING S TO SW E OF FRONT AND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-030930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE THU NIGHT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW E OF FRONT AND W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO N 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE